“When she had her eyes open, she always looked like she was in a daze,” Marie said. “When you said ‘Eve,’ she would open her eyes. She would often cry too.”

Marie said that she will never be the same.

She said: “My mom was part of my body. He definitely handicapped me.”

Springer is currently in an upstate New York psychiatric ward, according to authorities.

The criminal was arrested nearly two weeks after the assault and was initially charged first-degree robbery and second-degree assault.

But he now faces upgraded charges once the case is put before a grand jury, authorities said.

“He needs to stay in prison,” said Marie.

Shocking surveillance footage of the attack shows the suspect – who has ten prior arrests on his record dating back to 2003 – punching the pensioner in the face with a closed fist, knocking her out cold.

Gentillon was on her way to meet up with other church goers when she was assaulted.

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